Winter Storm, Northern Black Hills
- When
- April 30, 6:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Black Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.310, -103.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in South Dakota, April 30, 2003
A strong storm system moved across the region, bringing heavy snow to higher elevations of the Black Hills. A mixture of rain and snow changed over to all snow during the morning hours at elevations above 4500 feet and continued through the afternoon.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS UNR wrote it up.
A strong storm system moved across the region, bringing heavy snow to higher elevations of the Black Hills. A mixture of rain and snow changed over to all snow during the morning hours at elevations above 4500 feet and continued through the afternoon. Snowfall amounts ranged from 4 to 8 inches at elevations above 4500 feet, with 10 to 14 inches falling on the highest elevations of the Black Hills.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Central Black Hills
- When
- April 30, 6:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Black Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -103.137 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Black Hills
- When
- April 30, 6:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Black Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.678, -103.451 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Illinois, April 30, 2003
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 30, 2003
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Iowa, April 30, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, April 30, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2003
- Flash Flood and Hail in Georgia, April 30, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 30, 2003
- Hail in Missouri, April 30, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 30, 2003
- Hail and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, April 30, 2003
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 30, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 30, 2003
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, April 2003
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5352838, 5352839, 5352840.